1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season

The 1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season was the franchise's 13th season in the NBA. Despite winning the NBA Championship, Alex Hannum was replaced as coach of the Hawks in 1958–59. The new coach was Andy Phillip, and he lasted 10 games before being replaced by Ed Macauley.[1] The Hawks made player changes. Clyde Lovellette was brought in from the Cincinnati Royals.[1] The Hawks won the Western Division with a record of 49 wins and 23 losses. Bob Pettit won his 2nd NBA MVP award as he led the league in scoring with 29.2 points per game.[1] In the Western Division Finals, the Hawks were defeated by the Minneapolis Lakers in 6 games.

1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season
Division champions
Head coachAndy Phillip
Ed Macauley
ArenaKiel Auditorium
Results
Record49–23 (.681)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishWest Finals
(Eliminated 2–4)

Roster
Roster listing
1958–59 St. Louis Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 11 – 26 Ferrari, Al 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1933–07–06 Michigan State
SF 33 Gambee, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1937–04–16 Oregon State
PG 17 Green, Si 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1933–08–20 Duquesne
SF 16 Hagan, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1931–12–09 Kentucky
C 34 Lovellette, Clyde 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1929–09–07 Kansas
C 20 Macauley, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1928–03–22 Saint Louis
PG 22 Martin, Slater 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1925–10–22 Texas
SG 21 McMahon, Jack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1928–12–03 St. John's
SG 17 Park, Med 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1933–04–11 Missouri
PF 9 Pettit, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1932–12–12 LSU
C 12 – 19 Reed, Hub 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1936–10–04 Oklahoma City
C 13 Share, Chuck 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1927–03–14 Bowling Green
PG 10 – 15 Wilfong, Win 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1933–08–13 Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
    • (FA) Free agent
    • (S) Suspended
    • Injured

    Roster

    Regular season

    Season standings
    Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
    x-St. Louis Hawks4923.681–28–314–157–527–9
    x-Minneapolis Lakers3339.4581615–79–179–1518–18
    x-Detroit Pistons2844.3892113–178–207–717–19
    Cincinnati Royals1953.264309–192–258–910–26

    Record vs. opponents
    1958-59 NBA Records
    Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
    Boston —8–18–19–07–59–34–57–5
    Cincinnati 1–8—3–96–63–62–71–113–6
    Detroit 1–89–3—4–83–65–44–82–7
    Minneapolis 0–96–68–4—4–56–34–85–4
    New York 5–76–36–35–4—5–74–59–3
    Philadelphia 3–97–24–53–67–5—4–54–8
    St. Louis 5–411–18–48–45–45–4—7–2
    Syracuse 5–76–37–24–53–98–42–7—

    Playoffs

    West Division Semifinals

    The Hawks had a division semifinals bye.

    West Division Finals

    (1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2

    • Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 124, Minneapolis 90
    • Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 106, St. Louis 98
    • Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 127, Minneapolis 97
    • Game 4 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 108, St. Louis 98
    • Game 5 @ St. Louis: Minneapolis 98, St. Louis 97 (OT)
    • Game 6 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 106, St. Louis 104

    Awards and honors

    References
    1. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/stlhawks/stlhawks.html
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